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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

A Hudson Valley Sewing Retreat?

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say I live in one of the most beautiful places in the country. Beacon is situated in the Hudson Valley, between the scenic Hudson River and tree-topped mountains. Our downtown is quaint but hip, with galleries, restaurants, and boutiques.

As you know, I travel around the country to teach. But I'd love the opportunity to teach a weekend workshop in my home town, surrounding by all this gorgeousness.

But I want to gauge your interest in this idea! What I'm imagining is a weekend filled with sewing, food, nature--but mostly sewing. Participants could work on their chosen projects, while I do demos on some of my favorite topics like fitting, patternmaking, lapped zippers, steel boning, bound buttonholes, tailoring, etc.

I would arrange it so that room/board and some meals were included in the retreat cost. Travel to Beacon is pretty easy. It's 80 minutes from Grand Central Station in NYC by train, or you can fly into the local airport in Newburgh, NY. The earliest it could happen is in the spring, so there's plenty of time to arrange details.

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If my husband is not working and can be with our kids I would love to come. That is only a 2 hour drive from me!!! I can totally do that. Hope I can afford to do it ;) sounds like so much fun and thats what I can ask for when everyone is asking what I want for bithday, christmas, etc. Looking forward to hearing the details :)

Yes!!!! I would so be interested. I live in Florida now but I'm from NYC ~ I would definitely love a sewing retreat in Beacon ~ it is so gorgeous there! My only problem would be that I can't do it in the cold months

I'd be interested! I'm currently in Astoria, and while it's lovely, I'm trying to convince the bf we should move out to the Hudson Valley. I need to explore and if I could do that with other sewers I'd be SO happy!

Awesome! This is a really good idea. When it comes to something I really love, which is definitely sewing, spending money is justifiable - the reward is not only tangible (the garments that would be made) but also memorable (the memories that would be created) :)

That sounds like an amazing weekend. Like others, it would depend on a lot of things, but of course I would love to go! Would there be any fabric shopping involved, or would we bring all our own supplies?

I'm just up county from you in Rhinebeck, so I doubt I could rationalize paying for room, but if there were a workshop & food only option, I'd be game (schedule permitting). Of course, given enough time I could probably rationalize anything so there's that too....

As a So Cal girl I agree that a trip to NY for a sewing retreat sounds delightful. I am sure the Hudson Valley is gorgeous in the spring! I LOVE the idea of a pre-retreat shopping spree in the city. Although last time I did that I had to pay extra to get my luggage home as I went over the weight limit.

I live in Western, NY and would DEFINITELY make the drive down!! I've only visited the Hudson Valley area a few times but I absolutely adore it, and a sewing retreat in your town appeals to me so much more than a meet-up right in NYC. I vote yes. Brilliant idea :)

I'm another interested beginner if you think the retreat would be appropriate for that level of sewing. If you're gearing your retreat to the more experienced, I'll just have to keep practicing so I can attend in the future :)

It looks lovely and I think I would love the chance to get away for a weekend with some sewing people. It's not a big journey from Philly at all. But it might be kind a hard to pass through NYC and keep going....

OK, it looks like you have enough responses for 3 retreats!!! But you better save a place for me. I do NOT want to miss this. All of you from the UK, I follow your blogs and would love to meet with you. Karen

yes!!! sign me up! We can start paying for it now and when the time comes, we all can have extra money to buy more fabric and sew all weekend! OMG... no kids, no dogs, no cats, no hubbies.... just sewing!? getting excited just thinking of the possibilities!